C.Though impressive the record D.to settle it out

23.To win a gold medal in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing for a player representing China .

A.are great honored B.is a great honor

C.is noted for D.is great honor

24.Her research the social effects of unemployment

A.shows interest in B.results from C.is centred on D.is focus on

25.We are glad to greet yothe Chinese people .

A.with the name B.in the name of C.standing for D.for the purpose

26.The earliest Asian cultural relic in Africa also dates from this period .

A.finds B.is founded C.finding D.found

27.The contacts between China and some European countries for several decades each other’s existence .

A.led to the awareness of B.knew a great deal in

C.is available in D.is equipped with

28. the cold , thin air and low oxygen levels can cause mountain sickness .

A.Besides B.Apart from C.With the exception of D.In addition to

29.After World War Two , technological in clothing and equipment had been made .

A.advances B.progresses C.backwardness D.revolutionaries

30.Today about 85% of live in the six major cities around the coast .

A.the Asian B.Europeans population

C.the Australian population of 20 million D.the populations

31.Outings are popular and most Australians are a cold glass of beer or lemonade with friends .

A.delighted to share B.delightful in the share

C.taking possession of D.expected sharing

32.In 1778 , Banks was elected president of the Royal Society , he held for 42 years .

A.the position B.position C.a position D.the one

33.If plants from the habitat were moved to the other type of habitat , they changed their appearance and the new environment .

A.adapted to B.adapting to C.were adapted to D.adapted with

34.Ignorance and poverty always .

A.goes hand in hand B.go hand in hand

C.go by the hand D.shake hands

35.There are many things we need before we buy an expensive product , such as a car or a computer .

A.taking into consideration B.to take into consideration

C.to be taken into consideration D.to be taking into consideration第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项

YoDid More Than Carry My Books

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things , Mark 36 down and helped the boy pick up these articles . 37 they were going the same way , he helped to carry some of them for him . As they walked Mark 38 the boy’s name was Bill , that he 39 computer games , baseball and history , that he was having a lot of 40 with his other subjects , and that he had just broken 41 with his girlfriend .They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was 42 in for a Coke and to watch some television . The afternoon passed 43 with a few laughs and some shared small talk , and then Mark went home . They 44 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice , and then both ended up from the same high school , Just three weeks before 45 , Bill asked Mark if they 46 talk . Bill 47 him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do yo48 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day !” asked Bill. “Yosee , I 49 out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess (脏乱) 50 anyone else . I had planned to run away and I was going home to 51 my things . But after we spent some time together 52 and laughing , I realized that 53 I had done that , I would have 54 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together , So yosee , Mark , when yopicked up my books that day , yodid a lot more ,Yo55 my life .”

36.A.fell B.sat C.lay D.knelt

37.A.Although B.Since C.After D.Until

38.A.discovered B.realized C.said D.decided

39.A.played B.loved C.tried D.made